Nuggets 119, Lakers 108: Wilson Chandler scored 23 points in place of an injured Danilo
Gallinari, and Ty Lawson added 22 as Denver snapped Los Angeles’ four-game winning streak.
Gallinari, the Nuggets’ leading scorer, sat out because of a bruised left thigh, but Denver won its
ninth straight at home.

Thomas: $40 million and bust for Bobcats?

Charlotte invested $40 million in Tyrus Thomas in 2010 as a franchise building block, but the
seven-year veteran has not lived up to expectations and barely sees the floor anymore.

Thomas hasn’t played in the past eight games, and coach Mike Dunlap has declared him inactive
for the past six. He is shooting just 32 percent from field and averages 4.8 points and 2.8
rebounds.

The 6-foot-10, 225-pound forward has missed 30 games this season because of a leg injury and has
scored only 86 points — $93,023.25 per point based on his $8 million salary.

Dunlap said Thomas’ effort has “been there at times, but other times it hasn’t been where it
needed to be. I think ‘consistency’ is the word.”

Perhaps a bigger problem for the Bobcats is what to do with Thomas, who is under contract for
two years beyond this season — at a salary that makes it difficult to cut him. He’s due to make
$8.69 million next season and $9.38 million in 2014-15. In addition, the Bobcats still owe a
protected first-round pick to Chicago for the trade that brought Thomas to Charlotte in 2010.

Thunder signs Fisher

Oklahoma City signed veteran guard Derek Fisher, filling an opening for a third point guard that
was created when Eric Maynor was traded to Portland.